Hinged last.



PATENTED MAR. 12,1009.

F. E. BENTON. HINGBD LAST. AYPLIQA TIOI FILED FEB. 23,1906.

UNITEDISTATESPATENT oF Ion-t.

FRANCIS E. BENTONEbFHETN, MASSACHUSETTS.

I HINGED LAST.

To all whom t1; may concern: 7

Be it known that I, FRANoIs E. BENTON, a resident of Stoughton, in the county of N orfolk and State of Massachusetts, have in vented certain new and useful Improvements in Hinged Lasts; and I do hereby declare'the following to be a full, clear, and ex'act description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the'art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in hinged lasts, the object of the invention being. to provide improved means for lockingthe hinged sections of the last against movement; and-the invention consists in certain novel features .of construction and combinations and arrangements of arts, as will be ed, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 isa View in side elevation illustrating my improvements. Fig.2 is a 3 is a view in lon itudina section. Fig. 4 is a detail sectiona view showing the parts looked together. p

1 and 2 represent the toe and heel sections, respectively, of my improved last. The inner end of toe portion 1 is provided witha rounded enlargement 3, which fits a curved against recess in heel portion 2, and both heel'and toe portions are cut away .to permit them to be swung on the curved engaging faces.

A metal late or link 4 is located in alined longitudina recesses in the toe and. heel portions land 2 and is made with holes to receive pins 5 and 6, respectively, in the toe and heel portions to hinge the fparts together.

On the inclined inner wall 0 heel portion 2 a plate 7 is secured by with an integral barrel 10, in which a springpressed pin 11 is located and adapted when the last is in normal sprin into a bushigg 12, located in the roun ed portion or e argement 3 of toe 1, and securely lock the parts in this position ossibility of independent movement. 1i cord 13 or otheroperating means may be connected with pin 11 to draw it out Specification of Letters Patent. Annlication filed February 23,1906. Serial lNo. 802,503.

lan View, and Fig.

portions,

screws 9 and provided operative position to' specificatio Patented March 12,1907.

of bushing 12 and permit the parts tohinge, and in so doing therounded end of pin 11 will'ride over the curved enlargement, and the barrel 10 will enter a recess 14 in toe portion 1 to allow the last the maximum hingedmovement. The pin will ride over the rounded or curved enlargement 3 and spring into locked position when the last reaches its operative position.

great many slight changes might be made in the general form andarrangement of the parts described without departing from my'invention, and hence I would have it un-' derstood that I do not restrict myself to the precise details set forth, but consider myself at liberty to make such slight'changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and S00 eof m invention.

' aving illy described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A hinged last, comprising toe and heel a curved enlargement on the toe portion to fit a curved recess in the heel portion, a link pivotally'connecting the heel and toe portions, a spring-pressed pin on the heel portion and a bushing in the curved enlargement to receive the'pm.

2. A hinged last, comprising heel and toe portions, a curved enlargement on the toe portion the heel portion having a curved recess to receive said curved enlargement, a

metal barrel secured to the heel portion, the

toe portion having a'recess to receive the barrel when-the last members are swung together, a spring-pressed pin in the barrel, a bushin in' the. curved enlargement to re ceive t e pin and lock the last in extended form, and means for Withdrawing the pin from locked position.

In testimony whereof I have signed this n in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

FRANCIS fEuBENTON. 

